ALTUS 20th anniversary project
A bold set of Hiroshi Wakasugi's elegant performance
[Product number: ALT-449] [7CD] [Domestic press] [Japanese band and commentary included] [Limited production] [Live] [ALTUS]
Hiroshi Wakasugi/ Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
WDR recording collection
[CD1] ALT-188
Tchaikovsky:
1. Symphony No. 6 in B minor “Pathétique” Op. 74
2. String Serenade in C major, Op. 48
Live recording: [Track1] October 13, 1979, [Track2] November 28, 1980/ Cologne
[CD2] ALT-189
Brahms:
1. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
2. Variations on a theme by Haydn in B flat major, Op. 56a
Live recording: [Track] September 12, 1980 / Cologne, [Track] October 13, 1981 / Tonhalle
[CD3] ALT-190
Beethoven:
1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
2. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major “Hero” Op. 55
Live recording: [Track] January 14, 1977/ Cologne, [Track2] October 28, 1977/ Tonhalle
[CD4,5] ALT-201/2
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major
Live recording: June 11, 1983 / Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
[CD6] ALT-203
1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
2. Haydn: Symphony No. 99
Live recording: [Track1] October 29, 1982, [Track2] September 15, 1979/Cologne
[CD7] ALT-204
Brahms:
1. Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81
2. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orchestrated version by Schoenberg)
Recording: [Track1] March 18, 1983 (studio recording), [Track2] March 17, 1978 (live) / Cologne
Hiroshi Wakasugi (conductor)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (now WDR Symphony Orchestra)
Completely limited edition to commemorate ALTUS' 20th anniversary!
★ALTUS label 20th anniversary project. 2020 marks the 85th anniversary of Hiroshi Wakasugi's birth, and his work with the NHK Symphony Orchestra (ALT-431) is also a hot topic. Introducing a great value 7-disc box set that compiles all of the famous ALTUS series created by the highly re-evaluated master with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra. You can enjoy Wakasugi's elegant aesthetics and many great performances full of humanity. The booklet also thoroughly covers the same manuscript as the single-sale CD. This is a completely limited production item, so we recommend getting it early!
countryoforigin: Japan
